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The city experienced the Augusta Fire of 1916, which damaged 25 blocks of the town and many buildings of historical significance. As a major city in the area, Augusta was a center of activities during Reconstruction and after. In the mid-20th century, it was a site of civil rights demonstrations.
The Augusta metropolitan area, officially the Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan statistical area according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies, is a metropolitan statistical area centered on the city of Augusta, Georgia.
The Savannah, at Augusta, 1872 Springfield Baptist Church, 1867-1879 site of the Augusta Institute. In 1879 the Institute moved to Atlanta, and in 1913 became known as Morehouse College. During the American Revolution, Savannah fell to the British. This left Augusta as the new state capital and a new prime target of the British. By January 31 ...
Augusta commissioners got a look Wednesday at what will be involved with reviewing and revising the city’s 28-year-old charter.. Lori Brill, a public service assistant at the Carl Vincent ...
The charter was written in 1996 after the City of Augusta and Richmond County merged into one government. The mayor said that he heard there was an attempt about 15 years ago to review the charter ...
Children enjoy the playground at Dyess Park in Augusta in this photo from June 2023. Augusta commissioners voted recently to approve an audit for the city's parks and recreation department.
The Appleby Library was Wm. P. White's home until his widow sold it in 1928 to Scott B. Appleby. Mr. Appleby donated the house in 1954 to the Augusta City Council for use as a library. [12] Julian Smith 1923 1925 The Julian Smith Casino, operated by the city recreation department, is named after Smith. Richard Allen, Jr. 1937 W.D. Jennings 1951 ...
Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson wants to start the process of convening a committee specifically to review the city charter with the help of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University ...